"Cherry condition" per urbandictionary.com: When something is in near perfect condition.
"Cherry condition" according to Door County, Wisconsin: When someone has exceedingly reaped the healthful and gustatory benefits of Montmorency tart … [Read more...]

The only sound is a quiet drip-drip-drip as water droplets fall off the edge of my paddle, each one plopping into the glassy sheen, then rippling outward in concentric circles in the otherwise still waters of Mirror Lake. No need to guess how it got … [Read more...]

The difference could not be more stark than if I had flown to the moon. Less than a half an hour ago, I'd been dodging shrieking, laughing kids headed for waterpark fun in one of the many family-oriented resort-and-amusement parks of the Wisconsin … [Read more...]

The day is winding down as I hike through the Ice Age Trail’s Grassy Lake segment in northwestern Wisconsin. The trail dips and weaves between tiny blue lakes and damp wetland pockets, carefully guarded by thick stands of hardwood and feathery pine. … [Read more...]

The crowd in the museum is quiet. Reverent, actually. A grizzled, pony-tailed man in leathers, chains hanging from his pockets, slowly walks up and down the rows of gleaming bikes. Pausing before one that catches his eye, he fishes a tiny camera out … [Read more...]

When you live in Frank Lloyd Wright’s former backyard, you hear lots of stories. The famous architect was a skinflint who never paid his taxes. He was a scoundrel who bullied people and thought he was all that. He had expensive tastes and carelessly … [Read more...]

Small knots of birders are standing on the floating boardwalk, all gazing in one direction. What has caught their collective eye? I'm not a "birder" (the proper term for what we non-birders would call a "birdwatcher"), so I assume it's some tiny … [Read more...]

It had seemed like such a pleasant idea: spend the day strolling around Geneva Lake. Yes, the path encircling the lake was long — some 20-odd miles — but we had the whole day. Plus, we'd have one of the prettiest lakes in Wisconsin on our left to … [Read more...]

It just sounds disgusting, no matter how you word it. Fish Boil. Boiled Fish. Boiled white fish. With boiled white potatoes.
At best, it doesn’t sound that appealing, but if when in Rome, do as the Romans, then when in Door County, boil … [Read more...]

I hate heights. I really hate heights. So why in the world am I perched on the edge of a sky-high platform, ready to step off into the abyss below? Because my family wants to try ziplining, that’s why. And though terrified, I don’t want to be left … [Read more...]

Awards

Since our inception in May 2012, Buckettripper has won more than two dozen awards for the website, for writing, and for photography, from the North American Travel Journalists Association and from the Society of American Travel Writers. For a list;, see our Awards page.